Letters to Dorothy Needham, 1956 - 1981
Scope and Contents
This file contains:
Part of a handwritten draft of an article or research work (possibly by Dorothy Needham), c.1970-1978
Draft letter by Dorothy Needham to 'Bill' regarding proposal of election of 'Tony' for a Fellowship of the Royal Society, c.1974
1 letter from Olive Harris, 16 Feb. 1958
1 letter from Auntie Ethel, 21 Sep. 1956
2 letters from Lazaros Dartsios in Greek with a photograph of a large house on a wide street, 25 Dec. 1961 and 19 Jan. 1962. A handwritten note states 'Dartsios, Constandinos, prisoners of Trikala, Greece'
5 letters from Wacek [Nowinski] (University of Texas Medical Branch) with a draft handwritten reply from Dorothy Needham and a photocopy letter from D.B. Evans (United Cambridge Hospitals / Addenbrooke's Hospital) to Dorothy Needham, 1 Feb. 1972 - 25 Sep. 1972
1 letter from A.H.G. Murley, 1 draft letter from Dorothy Needham to A.H.G. Murley and 1 handwritten note about medication for inflamed muscle around her painful hip, 25 Jan. [1974] - 28 Jan. 1974
1 letter from W.A. Cohen-Welter, 29 Dec. 1975
4 letters from Jennifer [no surname given] (1 letter is incomplete), 19 Dec. 1971 - 23 Oct. 1978
4 letters from Mabel Collingwood-Whittick, some signed on behalf of John, and mentioning Petro Pavlovsky, 14 Jan. 1966 - 14 Dec. 1971 and 1 undated Christmas card
1 letter from Tony, Philip and Alan Whittick, 17 Jan. 1980
1 letter from Philip Whittick, 7 May 1975
1 letter from Gwen Jones, 21 Nov. 1981 and a draft reply from Dorothy Needham (or written on her behalf)
1 letter from G.A. Baramki (Birzeit University), 23 Dec. 1980.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 1981
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These letters were found in a drawer in Joseph Needham's office, c. 2000.
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
Needham Research Institute
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